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Early 19th Century Pennsylvania School Masters Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 19th century school masters desk from PA in fantastic form and condition. The top part of the
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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Maple, Walnut
English Campaign Wood and Rattan Writing Desk Folding Table and Chair
By English School
Located in Valladolid, ES
A stunning set of English Campaign wood simulating bamboo and rattan writing desk folding table and
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Antique 1890s English British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Elegant vintage Italian desk with green glass
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
desk that's nothing short of a masterpiece, a testament to the era's refined taste and attention to
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Amsterdamse School Oak Pedestal Desk, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School pedestal desk.
Striking Dutch design from the
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Macassar, Oak
Early 19th C. School Master Slant Desk, C.1840
Located in San Francisco, CA
century school master desk from a Catskill Mountain stone farmhouse with tapered legs, top cabinet and a
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Early 20th Century Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Horner School Oak S-Roll Top Desk C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique desk in
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Early 20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Oak Art Deco Amsterdam School Ladies Desk by Willem Penaat, 1920s
By Metz
Co., Willem Penaat 1
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Elegant and rare Art Deco Amsterdam School ladies desk by Willem Penaat for
Metz & Co. Amsterdam
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Mid-20th Century Inlaid Desk School Cabinetmaking Bovolone, Verona Period 1930s
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century inlaid Desk School cabinetmaking Bovolone (Verona) period, 1930s - 1940s
Refined
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables
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Maple, Walnut
Vintage Horner School Oak Kidney Shaped Four-Drawer Desk, 20th Century
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage Horner School oak desk features kidney shape form, four drawers, and is seated on cabriole
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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, Circa 1900
Located in Savannah, GA
Derby School Paneled Oak Roll Top Desk with Full Interior, Circa 1900. Roll top desk has paneled
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Antique Early 1900s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Arts
Crafts Mission Limbert School Oak Desk with Cutout Shelves, 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Mission desk in the manner of Limbert offers oak construction with upper
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks
Materials
Oak
Italian Oak and Formica Boarding School Counter Table from 1960s
Located in Prato, IT
Italian oak and formica counter table from 1960s.
This table comes from a Boarding School in Turin.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Formica, Oak
Oak Art Deco Haagse School Drop Leaf Writing Table, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Haagse School writing table.
Striking Dutch design from the 1920s
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Abalone, Macassar, Oak
Antique RJ Horner School Carved Golden Oak Corinthian Library Table, c1900
By R.J. Horner
Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique library table in the manner of RJ Horner offers golden oak quarter sawn oak construction with top having reeded skirt and drawer, raised on square Corinthian column balust...
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Oak Art Deco Haagse School Writing Table by Hendrik Wouda for Pander, 1924
By H.Pander
Zonen, Hendrik Wouda
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful and rare Art Deco Haagse School writing table.
Design by Hendrik Wouda for H. Pander
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Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Wooden Children
s Writing Tables Desks and Adjustable Seats
Located in Sofia, BG
Two French vintage writing desks or school tables with seats, all attached together, made of
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Olive Green Table Desk by Dom Hans van der Laan
Jan de Jong
By Jan de Jong, Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dom Hans van der Laan, Jan de Jong, Bossche school, table or writing desk, Netherlands 1970s
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Late 20th Century Dutch Minimalist Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Cedar
E A Taylor for Wylie
Lochhead Arts
Crafts Oak Desk with Twin Heart Details
By Archibald Taylor
Located in London, GB
E. A. Taylor for Wylie and Lochhead.
A pure Glasgow School oak twin pedestal desk with open
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Industrial Quarter Sawn Oak School Library Table Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, 1940s, quarter sawn oak, school, library table or desk features a 4 inch high, slat
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
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Steel
Lovely Edwardian Children
s English Oak School Writing Desk Internal Storage
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
school writing desk
A well made decorative piece, its very utilitarian and works as well today as it
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Children s Furniture
Materials
Oak
Jean PASCAUD: Art Deco Desk, 1930
Located in Encino, CA
Jean PASCAUD (1903 - 1996)
Very rare school desk in cherry-wood with 2 drawers.
Refinished
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Vintage 1930s French Desks
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Cherry
Antique School Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming worn oak school desk.
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
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Oak
$1,295
1930s Belgian School Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
1930s Belgian school desk with metal base and wood top. Desk has two packets on both sides.
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Vintage 1930s Belgian Schoolhouse Desks and Writing Tables
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Metal
Vintage Two-Seater School Desk
Located in Santa Monica, CA
great vintage school desk for 2. Fun for the kids or adults too.
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Vintage 1930s English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Indian Wooden School Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
Each of our Vintage Indian School Desks is one-of-a-kind and variations should be expected. Please make
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20th Century Indian British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage Double School Desk, Pinewood
Located in Ulft, Gelderland
Double school desk in distressed black painted pine wood. With enamel number, a shelve and two lids
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Early 20th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
English Mid Century Oak and Teak School Desk
Located in Farnham, Surrey
A charming English high quality midcentury oak and teak school desk.
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Mid-20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
19th Century English Oak Double School Desk
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a beautiful, 19th century English oak double school desk. Two inkwells, storage shelf
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Antique 19th Century English Desks
Materials
Oak
Antique Craftsman Wood School Desk with Seat
Located in Alhambra, CA
Delightful antique oak school desk with seat composed of solid oak. We believe this craftsman style
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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
1920s English Oak and Iron School Desk with Mounted Chair
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a gorgeous, 1920s English oak school desk with a mounted chair and iron base. Inkwell
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20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Chinese School Desk
Located in New York, NY
A nicely worn antique Chinese school desk with simple stool and single drawer desk all in one piece
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture
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Elm
Vintage School Desk
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Featuring a recessed holder for your pencil and a receptacle for your inkwell, this vintage piece gives an authentic nod to days gone by. With its hidden latch, which allows for the ...
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Brass
Manificent Victorian Double School Desk Elm and Metal Painted, circa 1870
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent 'one of a kind' late Victorian period elm & metal double school desk with bench seat
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Gio Ponti School desk
Located in London, GB
A stunning desk, wallnut wood, blue glass top and three drawer. Italaian design ca.1950
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
$7,920
Early 20th Century School Desk
Located in Houston, TX
This antique child’s school desk would make an out of the ordinary addition to any home. It could
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Early 20th Century French Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Small Mission Style School Desk
Located in Wainscott, NY
Unique Mission Style Child's Desk with one drawer and extendable end
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Vintage 1940s American Desks and Writing Tables
Two seater English school desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
This sturdy and cute little desk came from England. it is the perfect piece for a child 's room or
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Two "Seater" English School Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
This sturdy and cute little desk came from England, Circa 1840. It is the perfect piece for a
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Two seater English school desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
This sturdy and cute little desk came from England. it is the perfect piece for a childs room or
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Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Casala Werke, Lauenau School Desk
By Casala
Located in New York, NY
Wood and plywood, beech, tabletop of reddish and brown plastic.
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Vintage 1950s German Desks and Writing Tables
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Plywood, Beech, Plastic
1940
s Belgium School Desk
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Charming school house desk. Metal frame supports rustic wood top and chairs. Great for children's
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20th Century Belgian Desks
Materials
Metal
Industrial School Desk by Willy van der Meeren for Tubax, Belgium
By Tubax, Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in Staphorst, NL
Well known Belgium Industrial Design.
Designer: Willy van der Meeren.
Manufacturer: Tubax Belgium.
Formica top with metal layer below.
Metal base.
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Vintage Children
s Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pine wood child's school desk. Still very functional. Nice patina.
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20th Century Belgian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Pine
Vintage Midcentury French Child
s Desk with Matching Chair, 1970s
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunningly beautiful small metal framed child's school desk of French origin. The desk
has
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20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Willy van der Meeren desk for Belgium Tubax
By Willy Van Der Meeren
Located in LA Arnhem, NL
School desk designed by the Belgium Architect Willy van der Meeren for Tubax. Metal frame. The
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Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
"Bureau d
Écolier" by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming French school desk by Jean Prouvé, with almost zoomorphic lines. Ideal as a homework
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Vintage 1940s French Desks and Writing Tables
1946 Students
Desk by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
futuristic-yet-ancient-looking desk for two is in completely original condition, with a gorgeous patina
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Vintage 1940s French Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
"Rollbottom" by Ian Stell
By Ian Stell
Located in Blauvelt, NY
roller coaster. An imaginative take on the school desk, “RollBottom” integrates chair and work surface
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2010s American Other Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$45,000
Fine Quality Writing Desk in the Manner of Johnstone
Jeanes
By English School
Located in Northwich, GB
A fine quality writing desk in the manner of Johnstone and Jeanes dating to 1880.
The cabinet
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Oak Desk from Harvard Divinity School
Located in Hudson, NY
A very handsome antique oak writing desk originally from the Harvard Divinity School. With privacy
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Vintage 1920s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Portable School Boy Easel, desk Inscribed Family History
Located in San Francisco, CA
opens to a desk. Inside are compartments for storage of school items secured by rope to prevent them
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Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Wood, Rope
Midcentury Dutch Solid Oak Desk with Extendable Top, Haagse School Style
By Hendrik Wouda
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
functionalist rectangular desk, in style with the 'Haagse School', has a four drawer storage space on the left
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Vintage 1940s Dutch Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
New Hope School Free Edge Walnut Desk
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice desk in the classic "New Hope School" style.
In our NJ gallery.
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Vintage 1950s American Desks
Materials
Walnut
Danish Modern Modular Desk, Oak
Located in Alhambra, CA
table or school desk. Iconic lines and angles. Solid oak. Rolls on casters.
Dimensions: 15" d x 29.5
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Oak
Anglo-Indian Teak Davenport
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
desk shape is distinctive; its top part resembles an antique school desk while the bottom is like one
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Antique 19th Century Indian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Teak
Wonderful Painted Pine Mid-19th Century Art-School Clerk’s Desk, circa 1860-1870
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The beautifully proportioned painted pine clerk’s desk hailing from mid-Victorian England, the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) High Victorian Desks and Wri...
Materials
Pine
Back to School !
Located in Hudson, NY
Childs desk and chair, with flip top chalk board surface. Tubular chromed steel with original fire
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Vintage 1930s American Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Chrome, Steel
$200
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Antique and Vintage School Desks For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique and vintage school desks available for sale. Frequently made of wood, oak and metal, all antique and vintage school desks available were constructed with great care. There are 243 antique and vintage antique and vintage school desks for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Antique and vintage school desks have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. mid-century modern, Art Deco and Arts and Crafts antique and vintage school desks are consistently popular styles. Many antique and vintage school desks are appealing in their simplicity, but Midcentury Italian school, Tubax and Willy Van Der Meeren produced popular antique and vintage school desks that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique and Vintage School Desks?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,800, while they’re typically $83 on the low end and $137,115 highest priced.
Finding the Right Desks And Writing Tables for You
Choosing the perfect writing desk or writing table is a profoundly personal journey, one that people have been embarking upon for centuries.
Queen Atossa of Persia, from her writing table circa 500 B.C., is said to have been the originator of the art of handwritten letters. Hers was reportedly the first in a long and colorful history of penned correspondence that grew in popularity alongside literacy. The demand for suitable writing desks, which would serve the composer of the letters as well as ensure the comfort of the recipient naturally followed, and the design of these necessary furnishings has evolved throughout history.
Once people began to seek freedom from the outwardly ornate styles of the walnut and rosewood writing desks and drafting tables introduced in the name of Queen Victoria and King Louis XV, radical shifts occurred, such as those that materialized during the Art Nouveau period, when designers longed to produce furniture inspired by the natural world’s beauty. A prime example is the work of the famous late-19th-century Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí — his rolltop desk featured deep side drawers and was adorned with carved motifs that paid tribute to nature. Gaudí regularly combined structural precision with decorative elements, creating beautiful pieces of furniture in wood and metal.
Soon afterward, preferences for sleek, geometric, stylized forms in furniture that saw an emphasis on natural wood grains and traditional craftsmanship took hold. Today, Art Deco desks are still favored by designers who seek to infuse interiors with an air of luxury. One of the most prominent figures of the Art Deco movement was French decorator and furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. With his use of neoclassical motifs as well as expensive and exotic materials such as imported dark woods and inlays of precious metals for his writing desks, Ruhlmann came to symbolize good taste and modernity.
The rise in appreciation for Scandinavian modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary writing desks. It employs the “no fuss” or “less is more” approach to creating a tasteful, sophisticated space. Sweden’s master cabinetmaker Bruno Mathsson created gallery-worthy designs that are as functional as they are beautiful. Finnish architect Alvar Aalto never viewed himself as an artist, but, like Mathsson, his furniture designs reflected a fondness for organic materials and a humanistic approach. Danish designers such as Hans Wegner introduced elegant shapes and lines to mid-century desks and writing tables, often working in oak and solid teak.
From vintage desks to contemporary styles, 1stDibs offers a broad spectrum of choices for conducting all personal and business writing and reading activities.
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